Production collective ACNE has added director Kim Jacobs to its roster. She was previously repped by Green Dot Films.
A native of Southern California, Jacob began her immersion in film at the early age of 17, assisting the media director of an international cosmetic company on global fashion shoots. She completed Art Center’s Film Program before taking off to live and work in Europe and New York, before coming full circle back to Los Angeles. Along the way, she honed her skills and built a strong reel as part of the duo jacobsbriere, teaming with Alan Briere. They worked with agencies such as TBWA, Amalgamated, Publicis, McCann, Saatchi & Saatchi, Leo Burnett, Y&R, and Ogilvy, directing projects for top brands including Visa, Hyundai, ESPN, Nissan, General Mills, and JCPenney. This work was recognized by The One Show, Clios, a Cannes Silver Lion, Telly and a PromaxBDA Gold Award. In 2012, she began directing solo, continuing to progress as a filmmaker.
Jacobs also constantly explores endeavors in creative arenas outside of directing. Last fall, she curated the group art show “Lost in Space” at the Design Matters Gallery, and launched Rusticoffee, a high-end mobile coffee business. She strives to continue collaborating with global brands to create awareness for big ideas that have the power to ultimately help mankind. Currently, Jacobs is working on an exciting project with “I Am That Girl,” a media platform and community created to empower young girls by starting a conversation that emphasizes similarities amongst women and provides a space for them to support each other.
Jacobs is currently in pre-production of an ACNE STORY.
ACNE is a Scandinavian-born integrated production company with offices in Los Angeles, Stockholm, London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam.
Review: Writer-Directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood’s “Heretic”
"Heretic" opens with an unusual table setter: Two young missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are discussing condoms and why some are labeled as large even though they're all pretty much a standard size. "What else do we believe because of marketing?" one asks the other.
That line will echo through the movie, a stimulating discussion of religion that emerges from a horror movie wrapper. Despite a second-half slide and feeling unbalanced, this is the rare movie that combines lots of squirting blood and elevated discussion of the ancient Egyptian god Horus.
Our two church members — played fiercely by Sophie Thatcher and Chloe East — are wandering around trying to covert souls when they knock on the door of a sweet-looking cottage. Its owner, Mr. Reed, offers a hearty "Good afternoon!" He welcomes them in, brings them drinks and promises a blueberry pie. He's also interested in learning more about the church. So far, so good.
Mr. Reed is, of course, if you've seen the poster, the baddie and he's played by Hugh Grant, who doesn't go the snarling, dead-eyed Hannibal Lecter route in "Heretic." Grant is the slightly bumbling, bashful and self-mocking character we fell in love with in "Four Weddings and a Funeral," but with a smear of menace. He gradually reveals that he actually knows quite a bit about the Mormon religion — and all religions.
"It's good to be religious," he says jauntily and promises his wife will join them soon, a requirement for the church. Homey touches in his home include a framed "Bless This Mess" needlepoint on a wall, but there are also oddities, like his lights are on a timer and there's metal in the walls and ceilings.
Writer-directors Scott Beck and Bryan Wood — who also... Read More